Garment-supporter.



F. A. RUSS.

GARMENT SUPPORTER- APPLICATION FILED FEB. 25. 1913.

. 1 171 ,805, Patented Feb. 15, 1916.

Continuation of application Serial No."654,783, filed October 14, 1911.

r 1913. Serial No. 750,507.

, UNITED sTaTiis PATENT ormon rnrn vn n. Ross, or" ennnnwron, CONNECTICUT, assrenon TO THE Bonnier 1v.

BASSETT COMPANY, or snnn'ron, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION or GON- To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRIEND A. Boss, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Greenwich, in the county of-Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Garment- Supporters, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relatesfto garment support ers but more particularly to the buckles used in connection with the same.

T lie-present application isl a continuation of my prior application for buckles filed October 14,1911, Serial No.'654,783, and. is

also a continuatiom'in so far as it. relatesto' V the disclosure in Figures 1 to 4: inclusive, of

my prior application for garment supporters filed December 6, 1910, Serial No; 595,858.

- a One object of my invention is to provide a garment supporter in which the end of the supporting strap is swaged to the buckle so that the strap. can not become separated therefrom when the lever is opened or upset.

Another object of my invention is to provide a buckle'in which that portion of the back cooperating with the lever edge ,is reinforced by a fold in the metal.

vI attain these and other Objectsof my invention in'the devices set forth in the following description and accompanying drawings in which like referencecharacters refer to corresponding parts.

In the drawings: Fig. 1 is a front .view

I of my device some of the parts being shown broken away; Fig. 2, a vertical sectiontaken through the center of the'buckle shown in Fig. l, the loop and webbing being shown in elevation; Fig. 3, a front view of the device shown in Fig; lbefore-the' leveris assembledtFig. 4, a'view showing the parts in the process of'being assembled;--Fig. 5, a front u -view of a modificationfsome ofr'theparts, be-

ing shown broken away, and Fig.*6,'a verticalsectional view taken onthe center line of Fig.6. I

frameor back A; journaled across the front of whichis the lever B. Hinged to thejbottom of the back A is the button loop CI The back A'a'lso carries theends respectively of the tab D and the strap or webbing F, both i of which are'gripped by the back-in a man- I nerfwhich will" hereinafter be described.

Thefitab D carries abutton E whih latter Specification of Letters Patent.

with apertures 3, 3;

B 1s also made out of sheet metal and] of-the back plate 1.

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' Patented Feb.f15, 191 This application filed February 25,

Referring toTFigs. 1, 2, 3 and .4: the back A of the buckle ismade out ofsheet-metal and comprises the'plate l-having the forwardly projecting side ears 2,2.iprovided consists of. the front portion or shield 4, the clamping edge 5 and the laterally projecting trunnions 6, '6 journaled in the aper-' tures 3, ,3 of the'side ears. The back plate A is provided with a transversely disposed lip The locking lever 13'which projects forwardly from the top side of the back A. In assembling the back A and supporting strap F this lip 13 is folded downwardly againstrthefront face of the back plate to confine and conceal the end 11 of the'strapF. The folding down i springing when resisting the wedging action of the lever edge 5 and thereby the webbing is held more securely and will not slip when subjected to the severe strain incident to'the prevailing style of hose supporters. The lower extremity of the back plate'l isprovided with a projecting integral tongue '7 of the lip- B in this manner strengthens the back and prevents it frombending orhaving a substantially straight edge 8. This" tongue is struck up together with the back A to'form an open s0cket9 across the bottom In assembling the'back A, loop Cand tab D the end 12 of the tab D is placed in the" as shown in Fig. 4. The tongue 7 is then V curled aroundthetop side 10 toform the bearing for theloop, and theedgeB swaged :down against the back plate thereby securelygripping the endi12 of the tab, as

- 4 shown in'Fi'gLQ. -The tab D isthenjfolded 1 lvly device generally comprises the buckle downwardly and forwardly-over therfront end E'threaded through the widened portion of the loop. 'The' side ears 2, 2 arenthen bent toward each other, causing'the apertures 3, 3 to embrace'the trunnions 6, 6 respectively of the lever B.'

V The supporter may be shortened and irl ngthened by raising and lowering" the ver B and the front face of the lip. In this position the supporter is of maximum length. To shorten the supporter, that 1s, to .shorten the supporting portion of the strap, the

running portion of the strap is pulled or pushed downwardly through the buckle causing the lower portion of the strap to form a slack loop as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Of course it is understood that the lever is upset or open d during the time the strap is being passed up and down through the buckle,'andthat when the proper adjustment of the strap is effected the lever is shut down or closed. The loop in the supporting strap above referred to may be sufficiently hort so as to be entirely concealed behind the. lever B. or may be suiiiciently long so as to completely cover the button loop C, itslength being determined by the amount of take up in the supporting strap.

The clamping action of theedge 5 of the lever B in looking the supporting strap F against the back plate 1 serves to press the front portion or shield against the loop formed in the supporting strap and hold'the folds of the latter in close engagement with each other and against the curled tongue 7.

his gives the device a flat and compact appearance. The principal advantage of my invention, however, resides in the feature of making the lower end of the supporting strap fast to the buckle thus avoiding the inconvenience and confusion resul ing in the strap and buckle becoming separated, which often happens in that style of the device now on the market in which the end of the strap is free and not attached to 1 the buckle. This separation not. only occurs during the time of shipment, when thelever is accidentally upset, but also while the old 'v1ce' isbeing manipulated on the person of the wearer.

It should be noticed that all of the parts are so designed and arranged as to be capable of the most rapid processes of assembling. and that no sewing or stitching is required since all the fabric parts are made fast by folding portions of the sheet metal back plate.

It should. be further noticed thatthe back. plate 1' isa connecting piece for the loop. tab and the. supporting strap,

so that without the action of the lever thedevice mav perform the function of a garment supporter in whichthere is no ad ustment and in which the parts are all per-ma nentlv fastened together.

My invention is not confined to thegparticular :manner of fastening the strap: and

tab ends above descrihed since these ends.

may besecured in various ways. one modification. being shown inFigs. .5 and .6, in

which the top of the back A is not provided with any lip, and the extremity ll of the supporting strap F is fastened under the tongue 7 which also fastens the eritremity 12 of. the tab and'embraces the top side 10 of the tab D in the same manner as above described." In this modification. all ofithe parts with the exception of the lever B are assembled in one metal bending operation.

It, is obvious that my invention; is susceptiblecf such further modification as may fairly come within the-scope of the append. ed claims. I

Having nowdescribed my invention what I claim .and desire to protect by Letters Patent is: I

l; A hose supporter comprising a buckle having a pivoted lever and a sheeti'metal back, a supporting strap passed. between said lever and back and having :its lower ex-v tremity swaged to said backyand a garment fastening loop attached to said ;back,.,the edges of said back being folded to permametal; bending operations and none of the parts can: becomeseparated from the :back

when the buckle is open. V

2. In a hose supporter buckle havingra pivoted lever and a sheet metal back,: and a supporting strap passed between said lever and'back, the said backibeing provided with vertically disposed and forwardly turned side ears and having its upper extremity; folded downwardly to form a reinforcing lip'between which and. the body of theback' is confined the end of the-supporting strap,- and the said ilever being journaled between said earsso that. its clamping edge will coact with the front side of the reinforced por-v tion of the'back to lock the moving'portion of said supporting strap when the buckle is closed.

3. As an article of -manufacture a: hose supporter comprising a supporting webbing, a buckle having a pivoted lever and. a sheet metal backyanda button clasp attachedto said back. the said buckle having the upper edge of that portion of theback-which 00-.

acts with the lever edge folded downwardly I to :form ti -transversely disposed: reinforc ing lip betweenwhich latter-and the bodyof the backis confined the end of the sup;-''

porting webbing. I r

4. combination with ahose-supporter comprising a supporting strap, a button loop of said strap to permanently secure thesame to the back, whereby all of the parts can be assembled by metal bending operations and none of the parts can become separated from the back when the buckle is open.

5. In a hose supporter a buckle having a pivoted lever and a sheet metal back, and a supporting strap passed between said lever and back, the said back having its upper edge folded downwardly to form a reinforcing lip between which and the body of the back is swaged the end of the'supporting' strap, and the said lever being arranged to co-act with the front face of said lip to lock the moving portion of said supporting strap 7 when the buckle is closed.

6. In a hose supporter a buckle having a pivoted lever and a sheet metal back, and a Gopies of this patent may supporting strap passed between said lever and back, the said back being provided with porting strap, and the said lever being journaled between said ears so that its clamping edge will co-act with the front face of said lip to lock the moving portion of said sup-f porting strap when the buckle is closed. 7

. FRIEND A. RUSS.

Witnesses: I JOSEPHINE M. SULLIVAN,

DANIEL W. Nn'r'rrNos.

be obtained for five cents each. by addressing the Gomrnissioner'of latents,

Washington, D. G. 

